龍鬚菜

See also: 龙须菜

Chinese

		dragon's beard; something long and thin, resembling dragon's beard	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (龍鬚菜)		龍鬚	菜
simp. (龙须菜)		龙须	菜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lóngxūcài

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄘㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ sou¹ coi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liông-chhiu-chhài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lóngxūcài
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lóngsyucài
    • Wade–Giles: lung²-hsü¹-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: lúng-syū-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longshiutsay
    • Palladius: лунсюйцай (lunsjujcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁴ sou¹ coi³
    • Yale: lùhng sōu choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ sou¹ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ sou¹ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-chhiu-chhài
    • Tâi-lô: liông-tshiu-tshài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liongchiuzhaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu³³ t͡sʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/

Noun

龍鬚菜

1. asparagus; Asparagus schoberioides
2. (Taiwan) the young shoots of the chayote, eaten as a vegetable in Taiwanese cuisine

Synonyms

• 天門冬／天门冬 (tiānméndōng)